Title: Household Words, or, The Powers-That-Be
Title Record # 924849
Author: Howard Waldrop
Date: 1994-11-00
Variant Title of: Household Words; or, The Powers-That-Be (1994) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: alternate universe (1), Charles Dickens (1), story within a story (1), A Christmas Carol (1), industrial power (1)
Author: Howard Waldrop
Date: 1994-11-00
Variant Title of: Household Words; or, The Powers-That-Be (1994) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: In an alternate universe where Victorian England had mastered the use of a mysterious force for industrial purposes, an alternate Charles Dickens performs a public reading of the alternate version of his famous Christmas story.
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Current Tags: alternate universe (1), Charles Dickens (1), story within a story (1), A Christmas Carol (1), industrial power (1)
Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Magic | 1994-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-812-53447-6 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
434 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Nicholas Jainschigg | |
| More Amazing Stories | 1998-02-00 | ed. Kim Mohan | Tor | 0-312-86473-6 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
| More Amazing Stories | 2000-12-00 | ed. Kim Mohan | Tor | 0-312-87437-5 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
320 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
| A Yuletide Universe: Sixteen Fantastical Tales | 2003-11-00 | ed. Brian M. Thomsen | Aspect / Warner Books | 0-446-69187-9 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 257 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
| Christmas Magic | 2016-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 978-0-7653-1580-9 | $18.99?$: US dollar |
494 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Alamy |
